Has anyone had food get stuck?

I haven't had a fill yet, but I have noticed that if I eat bread that it kind of feels like it is balled up at the base of my esophagus. I avoid bread now because of this. Same thing happened the first time I tried rice post-op, too. Everyone has problems with different things. I was told by my nutritionist that it is going to be tentative trial and error to figure out what you can or cannot tolerate.

A lot of banded people cannot do bread I would stay away for now getting stuck is an awful and can be painful been there

My doctor told me no breads of any kind for quite a while...but said I prob wont ever eat rice again...rice is tough he said. I am 4 weeks out and havent had bread, rice, starches, or sugar for about 6 weeks now. Amazed that I dont miss it.

I have had many times where something gets semi stuck, where I don't chew enough or eat too fast. It generally goes down slow and hurts or feels uncomfortable, just the band reminding me to eat properly. It happens less and less as I have adjusted to eating properly.

One time though I had a piece of bread I was slowly eating on my desk. I was distracted by a game I was playing and took a big bite and swallowed it without chewing it much at all. After about 45 minutes of total misery it finally came back up, at about an hour and a half I was finally able to sip some Water. That was the only time I have been truly stuck so far and it was totally avoidable.

Have you found anything that helps to open up the blockage?

I have to be careful with rice. Eating it too fast or at all. It felt like I had a handful of pills stuck in my throat. I immediately stopped eating and walked around Another time I took a sip of water. I haven't even tried bread

Edited December 31, 201510 yr by wincha

For me the only thing that opens it up is throwing up. I have a hard time with broccoli and foods that are hard to chew or don't really dissolve

Well my full 1 month ago has me at 7.5cc i have got stuck 2 times in which i threw up to clear my throat is not like really throwing up though keeps me eating slowly or not overeating at night. I have an issue with this but my band stops me. After that fill i lost 4 pounds. I'm losing slowly but i know the inches are coming off I'm down 2 sizes in dresses and 1 size in pants. I can eat rice and a little bread but i try to avoid to lose weight

Wow this is the worst. Happens at least 1 every 2 months. Only vomiting helps. Eeuw. And it's painful. Stop eating and take a minute just to get it down.

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